New Jersey Powerhouse: McCarter & English

By Carla Baranauckas

McCarter & English LLP flexed its muscle across litigation, public finance, real estate and regulatory work over the past year by securing a defense verdict in the first bellwether trial over allegedly defective implantable Bard catheter ports, helping to finance more than $1.5 billion in healthcare projects and handling major real estate matters.

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Samsung TV Buyer Files False Ad Suit Over 'Mini LED' Label

By Gina Kim

A Samsung customer filed a proposed fraudulent misrepresentation class action in New Jersey federal court Tuesday, alleging the company falsely advertised some of its M Series televisions as having advanced Mini LED technology when they do not, saying independent testing confirmed limited contrast and brightness.

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Panel Hints Hill Wallack May Face Revived Malpractice Suit

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey state appeals court panel on Tuesday appeared troubled by a trial judge's decision to toss a malpractice suit accusing Hill Wallack LLP of mishandling the defense of a family facing labor trafficking allegations, repeatedly asking counsel whether the lower court made the factual findings required before imposing the system's harshest sanction.

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NJ Fines Data Center $1M For 62 Unpermitted Generators

By Hailey Konnath

New Jersey on Tuesday fined a data center more than $1 million after discovering dozens of large natural gas-powered generators operating without permits, the largest enforcement action ever taken against a data center in the Garden State, according to an announcement.

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Blue States Expand Fight Over Trump Offshore Wind Buyouts

By Keith Goldberg

Democratic-led states on Tuesday stepped up their fight against the Trump administration's buyouts of U.S. offshore wind leases, filing a trio of lawsuits that seek to undo payments to developers for abandoning projects on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

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NJ Prosecutor's Office Claims Immunity In Video-Sharing Case

By George Woolston

A New Jersey county prosecutor's office urged a state court to toss a suspended police officer's suit alleging it improperly shared a video of her meeting with its investigators about gender discrimination and internal affairs complaints.

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RI Judge Vacates Feds' Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions

By Tom Lotshaw

New York and other states applauded a Rhode Island federal judge's finding that the Trump administration flouted rulemaking requirements when it reinterpreted a 30-year-old welfare reform bill to try to subject a slew of federally funded benefit programs to immigration status verification requirements.

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NJ Justices Take On Atty DQ In Injury Cases After J&J Ruling

By Rose Krebs

New Jersey's Supreme Court has agreed to review the disqualification of an attorney from representing plaintiffs in several cases over injuries at Sky Zone trampoline parks after a trial court ruled the attorney's retention of a former company safety official as an expert could prejudice proceedings.

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Rutgers Calls Changes To Ex-Dean's Whistleblower Suit Futile

By George Woolston

Rutgers University is urging a New Jersey federal court to reject a former Rutgers Law School assistant dean's second bid to amend his suit alleging he was fired after he complained about unlawful discrimination and financial misappropriation, arguing that he failed to comply with court rules and that his proposed changes are futile.

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The Preemption Gap In Prediction Market High Court Petitions

The Supreme Court is considering three certiorari petitions following a split in prediction market litigation between the Third and Ninth circuits, but one of the petitions would not allow the court to reach the express preemption question, which would leave the dispute half-resolved, says Jordan Garman at Withers.

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Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Meta Flaunts 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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